Collar-foundation.



PATENTED FEB. 20, 1906. D. POTTS. COLLAR FOUNDATION.

APPLICATION FILED I'EB.15, 1905.

Inventor:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID POTTS, OF THREE OAKS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO WARREN FEATHERBONE COMPANY, OF THREE OAKS, MICHIGAN, A (JOR- PORATION OF ILLINOIS.

COLLAR-FOUNDATION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 20, 1906.

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Be it known that I, DAVID PoTTs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Three Oaks, in the county of Berrien, State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Collar-Foundation, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in collars or collar-foundations of that class particularly adapted for womens wear, and has for its object the providing of an article of the turn-over type which will be light in weight, open, cool, and of a character to be unaffected by heat and moisture from the person of the wearer. I accomplish this object by the means hereinafter set forth.

In the following I have described, with reference to the accompanying drawings, astructure embodying and illustrating one form of my invention, the features thereof being more particularly pointed out hereinafter in the claims.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the structure described; and Fig. 2 is a view, partly in section, along the line 2 2 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Similar letters of reference indicate similar parts throughout both the views.

The collar-foundation described comprises, primarily, a series of upwardly extending stiffening-strips (1, attached at the top to a downwardly-extending circumferential flexible piece or flap b. A bottom band 0, preferably of stiffening material, may be disposed substantially parallel to the top edge of the foundation and fastened to the lower ends of the upwardly-extending strips a by any suitable means, such as a line of stitching. The length of the strips a and their angle of inclination is adapted to the height and shape of the foundation desired. The downwardlyextending flexible piece or flap 1), preferably of textile fabric and provided with lapping tabs d d, is adapted to act as a means for at taching the foundation to the garment and to assist in maintaining the shape of the foundation. The flap b is attached by its upper edge to the upper ends of strips (1 by any suitable means, such as a line of stitching. A top band 2, preferably of stiffening material conforming in shape to the top of the foundation, may be provided, to which both the upper ends of the strips (1 and the upper edge of the downwardly-extending flexible piece or flap b may be attached. The upper and lower edges and the ends of the foundation and the edges of the flap 1) may be bound by any suitable material, the same line of stitching which serves to unite the several parts together being utilized to fasten the binding on, if desired. The foundation may be covered with a fabricf of any desired texture, as illustrated, either to serve as additional means for fastening a covering of ribbon or lace to the same or in itself to complete the collarfoundation, as desired. It is obvious that a ribbon or tie may be inserted between the upwardlyextending strips (1 and the down wardly-extending flap 1), the ends of the tie being brought together and tied in front, thus concealing the flap b and making an article of attractive and ornamental appearance, or the foundation itself may be coveredwith ribbon or lace, according to the fancy of the wearer.

I have shown the downwardly-extending flap b as being wider in the back than in the front, where it narrows to form the tabs 01 d; but said form is not necessary in the practice of the invention.

I do not restrict myself to the details as shown and described, as it is obvious that they may be considerably varied without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having described my invention, what -I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. A collar-foundation comprising a series of upwardly-extending stiffening-strips spaced apart from each other and attached at the top to a downwardly-extending flexible flap, substantially as described.

2. A collar-foundation comprising a series of upwardly-extending stiffening-strips spaced apart from each other and attached at the top to a downwardly-extending flexible flap of textile fabric, substantially as'described.

3. A collar-foundation comprising a bottom band, a series of upwardly-extending stiffening-strips fastened thereto and attachd at the top to a downwardly-extending flexible flap, substantially as described.

4. A collar-foundation comprising a bottom band of stiffening material, a series of upwardly extending stiffening strips fastened thereto and attached at the top to a downwardly-extending flexible flap, substantially as described.

5. A collar-foundation comprising a series of upwardly extending stiffening strips, a top band to which the upper ends of the stiffening-strips are fastened and a downwardlyextending flexible flap attached at its top to.

said top band, substantially as described.

6. A collar-foundation comprising a series of upwardly-extending stiffening-strips, a top band of stiffening material to which the upper ends of the stiffening-strips are fastened and a downwardly-extending flexible flap attached at its top to said top band, substantially as described.

7. A collar-foundation comprising a bottom band, a series of upwardlyextending stiffening-strips fastened thereto, a top band and a downwardly extending flexible flap, the flap and the upwardly-extending stiffening strips being attached to the top band, substantially as described.

8. A collar-foundation comprising a bottom band, a series of upwardlyextending stiffening-strips fastened thereto, a top band of stiflening material and a downwardly-extending flexible flap, the flap and the upwardly-extending stiffening-strips being at tached to the top band, substantially as described.

9. A collar-foundation comprising a bottom band of stiffening material, upwardlyextending stiffening-strips attached thereto, a top band of stiffening material to which the upper ends of said stiffening-strips are attached and a downwardly-extending flexible flap fastened at its top edge to the top band of stiffening material, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

DAVID POTTS. Witnesses:-

MORRIS G. MoGAwN, FRANK N. DONNER. I 

